It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 207 Even if it is God, I will lie to you!
The rain was torrential, the sky was gloomy, the clouds were thick, and the water vapor filled the air.

Thick raindrops hung between the sky and the earth like a silver curtain.

There are so many, seemingly endless.

The rain hit the ground densely, making a dull sound.

The river along the bank was churning crazily under the washing of the torrential rain.

With some fishy smell and sand, it kept rushing forward, like a raging dragon.

The river beach on the bank has been submerged, and the footsteps of the river are approaching.

Liu Ke and Zhao Ning took Qu Chang, led the army to hide and kill for a while, collected the surrendered troops, and rushed to find Hou Junyan's troops.

We are racing against time now, and we don't have time to take into account the fleeing Donghu people.

At this time, all the soldiers were drenched by the rain, their white clothes were tightly attached to their armor, and their hair was wet on their foreheads.

Every step is heavy in the mud, but no one stops, moving forward firmly.

The faces of the soldiers were all determined.

They all knew that after crossing the river, there was no room for retreat.

Liu Ke pulled Zhao Ning into the car, one was to block arrows, the other was to speed up, and the third was to prevent getting lost.

It's hard to find the way in this damn weather, if Zhao Ning is taken into the ditch, it will be a calf.

Not long after, Liu Ke brought four or five hundred soldiers in white to join Hou Junyan's troops.

Hou Junyan was indeed held back.

There are two routes in the rear, a total of [-] soldiers and horses are in ambush, waiting for him.

Even with his ability, Rao almost overturned.

Fortunately, there were no strong generals among the two soldiers and horses, so Hou Junyan returned to the camp with his soldiers and horses relying on his martial arts.

"His Majesty?"

Hou Junyan frowned, he actually didn't want the emperor to come.

If it was before, when the Donghu people were unaware of their water attack plan, the emperor crossed the river in white and took advantage of the flooding of Changsha, so he could naturally expand the results of the battle and win Jingnan in one battle.

But now their scheme has been seen through by all Donghu people.

Maybe even Li Jingji, who built the embankment upstream, has already suffered a defeat and is on his way back!

The dam did not intercept enough river water, and the power of the water attack was greatly reduced.

Unless the weather is stronger and the downpour continues for several more days, there is no possibility of continuing the flood attack.

But the weather is really beyond human control, and that kind of heavy rainfall is rare even in decades.

And the delay is too long, accompanied by a huge crisis.

There are [-] Donghu soldiers and horses in ambush outside the city, and it is not known how many soldiers and horses there are in the city.

I don't know what the Donghu people are planning or whether they have other plans.

If the soldiers and horses of Wuling County and Guiyang County also return with support, it will be difficult for them to retreat.

The food and fodder in the army has also become somewhat unsustainable.

This weather also hindered the logistics, and the transportation of grain on the mud ground couldn't be done quickly.

Of course, the Donghu people had reinforcements, and so did the Han army.

But although the main force of the Han army was capable of fighting, Yue Shaoqian fell ill, and the emperor crossed the river in white clothes again, and came to Changsha County.

How can there be a general in the army who can stand alone?

Whether you can pass the level of begging for beauty is up for debate.

Moreover, if the army takes a detour to Lingling County, it will definitely be a step slower than the Donghu soldiers in Wuling County and Guiyang County.

"Shi Zhou Hecong is dead, but such a mobilization of soldiers and horses, the unexpected ambush, and even the detection of our army's plan to be flooded are definitely not something he can do alone."

Liu Ke paused, and continued:
"I'm afraid that behind him, there will be another expert who has to obey."

"Dead?"

When Hou Junyan heard this, he was taken aback.

Good guy, he led his troops to raid Changsha County, and Shi Zhou Hecong has been sticking to it all the time, making him unable to get up and down, and there is no way to break the city.Especially uncomfortable.

Now the emperor just crossed a river along the way, and cut off this general?
But apart from the shock, Hou Junyan didn't feel any joy in his heart.

In his view, the current situation has become rotten.

One's own strategic plan has been seen through.

The weather is not good either.

There was a shortage of food and fodder.

The number of soldiers and horses is still at a disadvantage.

The death of a Shi Zhouhecong only caused the Donghu side to lose a general.

The emperor also said that behind Shi Zhou Hecong, there must be someone who is an expert.

Nine times out of ten, it is the Liu Bin who claims to be able to calculate to this level.

Easily invincible.

So, although Hou Junyan was very reluctant, he still suggested rationally:
"Your Majesty, for the present plan, we should retreat as soon as possible and defend Lingling County!"

Liu Ke nodded.

Hou Junyan's idea is fine. If he retreats now and sticks to Lingling County, he will still have an advantage.

Moreover, in the first Northern Expedition, one county was seized, which is not considered a failure.

Putting it on others, it is even a pleasant surprise, and it is regarded as a great success of the Northern Expedition.

But a mere county is obviously unable to satisfy Liu Ke's desire for gluttony.

It's been three years, seeing that Zhaowu is about to fight for four years, one county after another, when will it be possible to fight back to Chang'an?

"Where did General Li go?"

Hou Junyan said:

"Building a dam upstream, Donghu people have already noticed it, and I'm afraid they are losing their way."

Zhao Ning glanced at Hou Junyan, because a young man like him knew more or less that he should save some face for his colleagues.

Although everyone knew it well, Li Jingji must have suffered a defeat and was on the run.

But how embarrassing it is for you to say it so openly!
Liu Ke shook his head and said nothing.

Hou Junyan's character is actually not bad. This arrogance and emotional intelligence basically means saying goodbye to forming cliques for personal gain. The court also needs such a person.

Anyway, if he can stay calm, this kind of person is good.

"Then I will go to the camp gate to meet General Li."

"I'm afraid the Donghu people are in a hurry to chase. Now that the rain is heavy, the road is not easy."

Hou Junyan heard the words and quickly dissuaded:
"Your Majesty, it's raining heavily, so don't go!"

Zhao Ning also persuaded:

"I heard that His Majesty could not afford to be ill in the army earlier, and now he is recovering from the illness, in case he catches a cold again."

"It's okay, it's just a little wind and rain, how can you hurt the general's heart because of these?"

Liu Ke thought for a while, then deliberately leaned into Hou Junyan's ear, and exhorted:

"You go down and prepare, just this and this"

Afterwards, Liu Ke took the hundreds of white-clothed soldiers out of the big tent and waited at the gate of the camp.

Li Jingji picked a place on the upper reaches of the river.

As long as he doesn't fight, his abilities are still very comprehensive.

The location of the embankment in this section was chosen quite well. The river in this section is narrow and not deep.

At this time, Li Jingji had completed most of the repairs.

Standing on the shore, urging the soldiers:
"Hurry up, brothers, it's raining harder and harder!"

Although the heavier the rain, the water attack will be smoother.

But Li Jingji was always worried.

From time to time, I feel that something bad has happened.

"Kill it!!!"

Sure enough, there was a sound of shouting and killing in the distance.

The sound of shouting and killing sounded like thunder, and accompanied by the sound of shouting and the sound of drums, a group of soldiers and horses rushed towards the embankment.

"East Hu people?!"

Hearing the sound of the drum, Li Jingji guessed the incoming enemy, and knew that he had been spotted.

His face instantly became serious, and he quickly directed his soldiers to respond.

However, under the interference of rain and mud, coupled with the exhaustion of building dams, the reaction of the Han army officers and soldiers seemed a little slow.

On the other hand, the aura of the Donghu people was as fierce as this stormy weather.

The two armies clashed, swords and swords intertwined.

Li Jingji saw that there were not too many enemies coming, so he wanted to resist.

But at this time, he has more than enough energy.

It was difficult for the soldiers to move on the slippery ground.

However, the Donghu people seemed to have premeditated, making full use of the advantages of terrain and weather, so that the Han army was in a particularly passive situation.

"The front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, line up and retreat!!"

Li Jingji worked hard to boost morale, tried his best to stabilize his position, and made a decisive decision to withdraw directly.

With the current situation, unless the emperor descends from the sky, the emperor will come in person, the chessboard will be rattled, and then a few thunderbolts with the thickness of a bowl will strike.

Otherwise, there is no way to restore the decline.

It's better to suffer a defeat and withdraw directly to retain the vitality.

Under the onslaught of the Donghu people, the Han army retreated steadily.

Heavy rain and mud made the retreat more difficult, and the soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted from stepping on and splashing muddy water.

Fortunately, Li Jingji was the master of withdrawing troops, and the general of the Donghu people was not a famous general, so he failed to catch up.

As the rain became heavier and heavier, Li Jingji's mood became heavier and heavier.

The thick rain almost blurred the vision.

The torrential rainwater kept hitting the armor of the soldiers, making a pattering sound.

The muddy ground became even more slippery from the heavy rain, and every step became a test for the soldiers.

Li Jingji led the exhausted soldiers and horses back to the camp, but the anger and helplessness in his heart could not be dissipated.

He looked at the unfinished dam from a distance, and it was only one step away, but it was forced to stop.

If the water storage capacity is not enough, the effect of water attack will undoubtedly be greatly weakened.

And the tide of battle has turned.

What worried Li Jingji the most was that the Donghu people seemed to have understood their strategy.

The purpose of the water attack was completely seen through by the opponent, which made it impossible for them to use this method to seize Changsha County City.

Moreover, the Donghu soldiers who came to attack the embankment were obviously well prepared, and there might be calculations in the future, which made the situation even more passive and unfavorable.

The rain poured down from the sky continuously, submerging the whole land in a gray mist.

Li Jingji was gradually enveloped by the endless drizzle, and his mood became heavier.

Every drop of rain seems to be telling his inner worries and struggles.

The cold wind howled and the heavy rain continued, and the marching speed of the Han army on the way became even slower.

Li Jingji looked up at the sky in the rainstorm, endless melancholy clouds shrouded his heart.

This time seems to be different from before. In the past, it was just his personal defeat.

Now, in the overall situation, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army was about to be defeated.

With this heavy heart, the defeated army continued to advance towards the camp.

As they approached the camp, Li Jingji and the defeated Han army saw a group of soldiers dressed in white.

???

Hou Junyan is dead?
"General Li!"

Seeing the demoralized defeated army, Liu Ke hurried forward with the donkey cart.

Li Jingji saw that it was the emperor, and just as he got off his horse, he slipped and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, the subject is defeated!!"

He blamed himself extremely, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice.

This defeat was not only his personal defeat, but also foreshadowed the situation in Jingnan as a whole.

Liu Ke got off the donkey cart without saying a word, comforting Li Jingji in a gentle tone:
"General Li, you did your best."

"I still remember that when you first joined the army, what you said was the art of war. You should know that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs."

"The defeat in this battle is not entirely your fault."

"Besides, the overall situation in Jingnan is still undecided, and the outcome is still uncertain!"

Li Jingji raised his head slightly when he heard Liu Ke's words, tears streaming down his face.

He didn't expect the emperor to expect his defeat, and came to meet him in person.

For this failure, he did not blame too much, but gave understanding and relief.

Well, in fact, there is no need to add the word "surprisingly", everyone in the army can predict it.

Li Jingji was really touched, and he was treated so warmly when he lost.

But in Li Jingji's heart, he felt even more guilty.

But at the same time, I was also analyzing in my heart why this battle was lost, and how the Donghu people saw their strategy.

It's okay to lose, but you can't be confused.

Liu Ke conveniently checked Li Jingji's current abilities.

It stands to reason that with this guy's growth rate, his ability is already quite good now.

[Name: Li Jingji (Sergeant Sergeant)]

【Age: 27】

【Command: 86; Force: 80; Wisdom: 84; Administration: 81】

[Characteristics: Intensive analysis, well-founded advances and retreats, a hundred battles and a hundred defeats, subtle knowledge, formations, calculations]

Liu Ke: .
This grew a little too much.

The ability has been improved in all aspects, and I am afraid that it will break 90 in a few years.

And even with his current ability, if he hadn't been defeated in every battle and was barely strong, he would be able to stand on his own.

Liu Ke comforted Li Jingji a few more words.

Then he closed his eyes and fell back.

The personal guard helped Liu Ke up in time, as if he had practiced it, and his technique was quite skilled.

And Hou Junyan also listened to the movement here, and watched the emperor fall without any surprise.

Call someone to carry Liu Ke and put him in the coffin.

Li Jingji:? ? ?

No, what are you doing?

The emperor stood up just fine, and just fell down like that?

And you, Hou Junyan, the leader of the army, saw that the emperor had a problem, but didn't make a sound?
Don't call for a doctor, just put it in the coffin? !
So did the soldiers in white.

These are the cronies brought by the emperor across the river, are they all so breathless?
You have no heart!
Li Jingji was about to say something when he saw a few Donghu captives, and Shi Zhouhaohuang, who had been captured by them before, came to the coffin under the pushing and shoving of the soldiers of the Han army.

"Open."

???

Li Jingji was even more confused.

Hou Junyan came out at this time, planning to join the Donghu people?

Isn't that right?
Shi Zhou Haohuang raised the lid of the coffin in a daze, not understanding what happened at all.

In the next moment, a chessboard flew out from the coffin lid, smashing Shi Zhouhaohuang to pieces and dying on the spot.

"Hands are so smooth."

Liu Ke stepped out of the coffin one step at a time, like a normal person.

Li Jingji only felt that his brain was burned out.

This scene looked quite familiar.

When I was in Gaozhou before.

That's how the emperor hid in the coffin and pretended to be dead. With a chessboard, he deceived Qi Yanzhen and Qi Yan Sirie, thus defeating the Donghu army.

But now.
Leaving aside this Shi Zhouhaohuang, he was a prisoner in the first place, you are cheating death. Should it be cheating death?
Then you fake death, who are you trying to deceive?
Donghu people can't be fooled, and neither can their own people. How about fooling ghosts?

"His Majesty."

Li Jingji was really puzzled and wanted to ask.

Liu Ke didn't answer, instead he looked up at the sky and murmured:

"sky"

"sky?"

Li Jingji also looked up.

I don't know when, the sky is already pitch black, the clouds are billowing, and you can't see your fingers.

The rain became more ferocious than before, and the sky seemed to have a big hole, split open.

The dense rain, like an awl, slammed down and chiseled the ground, making continuous sounds.

As if to drown the world in this torrential rain.
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"Military division, the general is dead!"

Liu Bin sits in the prefect's mansion.

It was he who dispatched the ambush.

I thought that by mobilizing the ambush and defeating Hou Junyan's troops, Shi Zhou Hecong would patrol the dam and defeat the other Han troops, so that Changsha County would not be lost, and the water attack strategy would not work.

Unexpectedly, Hou Junyan did have some ability, with [-] soldiers and horses, a huge disadvantage, he was able to retreat back to the camp amidst [-] ambush soldiers.

Moreover, Shi Zhouhecong, who was on patrol, was killed directly while stepping on his horse.

Now in Changsha County, there is a lack of available generals.

However, Liu Bin didn't worry too much. As far as the leader is concerned, his ability to lead troops is not bad.

Except that the force is not as good as those generals in the army, there is nothing to say.

It is more than enough to defend a city.

He asked without haste:

"Is that Liu Zhi'er coming in person?"

"Exactly."

The lieutenant cupped his hands and said, with a little more sadness in his brows.

Although in the big picture, they have the upper hand.

But whenever Emperor Han was involved, Donghu people like them would always involuntarily put themselves at a disadvantage.

As long as they fight against Emperor Han, the Donghu people will have no upper hand. Even if they fight against the whole world, they will always have the upper hand.

"Hahaha!"

Liu Bin laughed loudly, and said in relief:

"It's okay to come!"

Liu Bin is somewhat confident in his own wit.

Although a Shi Zhouhecong was lost, he also successfully deciphered the Han army's water attack strategy.

Even if Liu Zhi'er came to Changsha County in person, what could he do?
Donghu people have enough soldiers and horses, not only forty thousand troops stationed in the field, but also soldiers and horses in the city.

There is also the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field, which infinitely lengthened the supply line of the Han army.

Acupuncture?

Liu Zhi'er is indeed a master in acupoint attack.

However, the Battle of Zhongchang Mountain in Jiaozhou, which can almost be regarded as a classic cave attack as a tourist attraction for later generations, is right in front of us.

Whenever you fight against the Han army, you will be wary of one-handed acupoint attacks.

Moreover, when Shi Zhouhecong was alive, when he was strengthening the city defenses to prevent water attacks, he also checked for leaks and filled in the gaps, and checked the places that were easy to be attacked by acupuncture points.

In the current Changsha County City, apart from the fact that there are no strong men, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is as solid as gold.

"It seems that Liu Zhi'er has been complaining about illness all the time, just for the sake of easy driving, crossing the river in white clothes, and sneaking into Changsha County to capture the city by water."

Liu Bin smiled.

That Emperor Han has always been a bad person, and used some tricks, but this time he was seen through!
However, he also had to admit that crossing the river in white clothes in conjunction with the attack on the water, if successful, would indeed trigger a major crisis.

And among them, Emperor Han's employing people was quite wonderful.

The main force of the Han army attacked Wuling County with all its strength, and at the same time let Li Jingji and Ma Kuo attack Lingling and Guiyang counties, greatly paralyzing the defenders of these two counties.

Meng Feng, an insider who could have been useful, didn't even let Emperor Han take a second look.

He directly photographed Hou Junyan who led the army completely unreasonably, and even dared to disobey the military order, thus capturing Lingling County.

"It's only one step away. If I hadn't come to Changsha County in person, Shi Zhou Hecong probably wouldn't be able to see the water attack, and Jingnan would be lost by then."

Liu Bin suppressed the smile on his face, and this time he just sent a message.

If the Han army knew that in Changsha County it was him who was known for his resourcefulness and not Shi Zhou Hecong, they probably wouldn't be in such a hurry and use such quick tactics.

Even with his ability, it would be very difficult for him to fight steadily.

"You go to stabilize the city's defenses. We will remain unchanged to meet all changes. We just need to stick to it."

"At the same time, send sentry cavalry to be on guard against the Han army building the dam again."

Liu Bin was not careless, and still fully dispatched troops and generals.

The only thing Changsha County is afraid of now is water attack.

There have indeed been more rainy days in recent days.

If the Han army is allowed to find an opportunity to secretly build dams to intercept the river water, and to cooperate with the heavy rain, there is still a small possibility that Changsha will be flooded by force.

"There should be no accidents."

Liu Bin breathed a sigh of relief. Next, the Han army will probably choose to retreat to Lingling County when they see that there is nothing they can do.

Shi Zhou Hecong and Shi Zhou Haohuang died, and Lingling County was lost, but the other three counties in Jingnan were guarded.

Under the menacing Northern Expedition of the Han army, it should be said that it is very good to be able to achieve this level.

After all, you have to consider the terror of your opponent!

Liu Bin has already counted to the extreme of manpower, theoretically speaking, there will never be any mistakes.

When the deputy general was ordered to go down, he suddenly looked out of the window in a daze, and immediately trembled:
"Military division. Is there something wrong with the weather?"

(End of this chapter)